Projectile



D 1952 J. D. LUCERO 2,623,748

PROJECTILE Original Filed Feb. 15, 1946 A'I'I'D RN EYE Patented Dec. 30,1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PROJECTILE Juan Draghi Lucero, Ciudad,Argentina Griginal application February 15, .1946, Serial No. 647,910.Divided and this application April22, 1948, Serial No. 22,565

of my application filed February 15, 1946, Serial No. 647,910, nowPatent No. 2,504,030.

The game can be played by projecting the projectile through the airvertically or by projecting the projectile over a smooth surface such asin the manner of playing shufileboard or similar games.

An object of the invention is to provide a projectile or puck which isprovided with a plurality of spaced air chambers and projections, theprojections having patches mounted thereover, there being a, valve forcontrolling the flow of air into the chambers.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionconsists of the novel details of construction, arrangement andcombination of parts more fully hereinafter described, claimed andillustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a projectile;

Figure 2 is an end view of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a side view of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the invention;

Figure 6 is an end view of Figure 5;

Figure 7 is a longitudinal, sectional view on the line 1! of Figure 5and Figure 8 is a transverse, sectional view on the line 88 of Figure 5.

Referring more in detail to the drawings and more especially to Figures1 to 4, inclusive, the form of projectile shown therein is designated bythe numeral 10.

The projectile i0 is solid, and made of any suitable wear resistantmaterial. It is rectangular in shape, and can be made of any size orshape consistent with the desires of the players that use it in playinga suitable game of skill.

Each end of the projectile has a transverse medial line H, which dividesthe end into two sections. The sections are colored in any well knownmanner. The section ['2 may be, for example, colored white on one end,and yellow on the other end. The section I 3 may be blue on one end, andred on the other. The colors are exemplary only, and other colors may beused, as desired.

Each section, at the center thereof, adjacent the outer faces of theprojectile, is provided with an arrow head It, with the front thereofdirected toward the face of the projectile.

This arrow head is used in playing the game 2 when an attempt is made tohavejthe arrow head placed on a target in corresponding relation to amarking on the target, as shown in my co-pending application, now PatentNo. 2,504,030.

Each face of the projectile is provided with longitudinally extendingribs l5, which are formed on the face in spaced parallel relation toeach other. The ribs are to be used in cooperation with my projectingstick shown in my copending application filed of even date and nowPatent No. 2,504,030.

Each face of the projectile is provided with diagonal demarcation linesit, at each corner thereof, and spaced inwardly from each end of theprojectile, are the transverse lines I! which are in parallel relationto the edges of the ends of the projectile.

These lines are used in obtainin scores during the course of playing thegame in somewhat the same manner as is the arrow head Id. If it isdesired to use the projectile as a tethered projectile, some form oftethering means, such as a chain or the like, is connected to the ring18 secured to one side of the projectile by the screw eye l0. Otherwise,the projectile is used as a free projectile.

In the form of the projectile shown in Figures 5 to 8, inclusive, theprojectile 20 shown therein is susceptible of being inflated. For thispurpose, the projectile is provided with four relatively spaced chambers2!, which are all connected by the communicating ducts 22. A valve 23,connected to and communicating with one of the chambers 2i, provides ameans of admitting air under pressure into the chambers for theinflation of the outer walls of the chambers forming the faces of theprojectile.

Upon inflation of the projectile, the walls of the chambers bulgeoutwardly to form protuberances 2d, which function in the same manner asthe ribs I5 on the projectile l0. Patches 25, fixed to the faces of theprojectile over the protuherances 24, prevent wear on the projectile.This projectile is made of rubber or any other material susceptible ofbeing inflated, and the patches are vulcanized or otherwise secured tothe projectile.

Each end of the projectile is provided with a recess 2'6, and the edgesof the recess are bevelled as at 21. The recess is used to receive theend of the projecting stick shown in my co-pending application, nowPatent No. 2,504,030, when the projectile is projected over a smoothsurface.

The projectile is used in playing a game, and

claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

A projectile of the type described, comprising a substantiallyrectangular shaped inflatable body, there being a plurality of equallyspaced chambers arranged in said body, ducts connecting said chambers toeach other, a valve for admitting air under pressure into one of saidchambers to expand the outer walls of the body contiguous to thechambers on the top and bottom surfaces of the body to form projectionson the top and bottom surfaces of said body, and patches mounted on thetop and bottom surfaces of the body contiguous to said chambers, theportions of the top and bottom walls adjacent said chambers beingsufiiciently thin to permit the formation of the projections on saidwalls when air is admitted to said chambers.

JUAN DRAGHI LUCERO.

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